The political opponents of Coalition Avenir Québec Leader François Legault took aim at him on Friday after it was revealed his government awarded a major American consulting firm $35,000 a day for strategies on managing the COVID-19 pandemic.
Legault said McKinsey & Company advised the government on best practices from around the world as Quebec faced a pandemic for the first time in a century. The advice from the company “saved lives,” the CAQ leader said.
A Radio-Canada investigation published Friday revealed McKinsey billed the Quebec government $6.6 million—or $35,000 a day—and played a key role in the Quebec government’s pandemic response, conducting strategy meetings and advising the government on the purchase of personal protective equipment….